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Replace 50% firewood used in crematoriums with cow dung cakes: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed officials to replace 50 per cent of firewood used in crematoriums with cow dung cakes and utilise the income generated through this for the management of cow shelters. The chief minister was addressing a meeting to review the management of stray cattle shelters and the current status of milk production in the state, according to an official statement. Fifty per cent of the total firewood used in crematoriums should be replaced with cow dung cakes, Adityanath told the officials. The cow dung cakes will be made available from shelters for stray cows and the income generated will be used for their management, he said. The chief minister further said the state government has made necessary arrangements for the protection of stray cattle and their fodder. At present, more than 11.33 lakh cows are protected at 6,719 cattle protection sites. It should be ensured that stray cattle are taken care of in all the rural and urban

Zoho expands regional outreach, will open hub offices in Tamil Nadu, UP

CEO Sridhar Vembu says company wants to create 'economically prosperous rural communities' through its offices

Yet another jumla: Sibal slams Shah over no riots under BJP rule remark

Retorting to the HM's remarks, Sibal put out data on Twitter citing National Crime Records Bureau and said that "communal riots" have taken place in states like UP and MP which are BJP-rule states

Govt to ensure that sugar mills pay farmers' dues within a week: UP Min

Minister for Sugarcane Development and Sugar Mills Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said the Uttar Pradesh government will ensure that sugar mills pay the dues of sugarcane farmers within a week. "At present, sugarcane farmers in 105 sugar mills of the state are getting payment within 10 days," he told reporters on Sunday. Hitting out at the opposition parties, Chaudhary said, "During previous governments, ensuring prompt payment to sugarcane farmers was considered a difficult task." He informed that over Rs 2.04 lakh crore had been paid to the farmers for their sugarcane produce within a period of six years. The minister said Rs 21,620 crore had been paid till March 31 against the crushing of 930 crore tonnes of sugarcane this season. He said at present 96 sugar mills with high production are running in the state. Chaudhary said instructions have been issued to keep all these mills running till the sugarcane of all the farmers is not crushed. According to the minister, the state is on t

Voter list for UP local body polls updated, over 9.6 mn electors added

The Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission has updated the voter list for the forthcoming urban local body polls, adding more than 96 lakh electors. In a statement issued here on Sunday, State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar said 4,32,31,827 people are eligible to vote in the polls. The strength of the electorate was 3,35,95,547 during the last polls in 2017. There has been an increase of 96,36,280 voters. He said the increase in the number of voters has been primarily due to expansion of the boundary of municipal corporations and nagar palika parishads. Owing to formation of new nagar panchayats, many rural areas have also been included in urban limits. Kumar said 21,23,268 voters have been shifted from rural to urban jurisdictions. He said there will be more than 4.33 lakh first-time voters this time. These voters have turned 18 by January 1, 2023. The urban local body polls are expected to be held soon, but the notification is yet to be issued.

UP govt working to ensure payments to sugarcane farmers within a week

Uttar Pradesh Cane Development and Sugar Mills' Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary on Sunday said the state government is gradually inching towards ensuring the payment of sugarcane farmers by sugar mills within a week. "At present, sugarcane farmers are getting their payment within 10 days in 105 sugar mills of the state. We are making efforts to bring this to a week (from giving sugarcane crop to sugar mills)," Chaudhary told reporters here. He said during previous governments, ensuring early payment to sugarcane farmers was considered a herculean task. However, a payment of over Rs 2.04 lakh crore to farmers for their sugarcane produce has been made within a span of six years. Against the crushing of 930 crore tonne sugarcane this season, Rs 21,620 crore have been paid to farmers till March 31, the minister said. At present, 96 sugar mills (located in areas where sugarcane production is high) are running and instructions have been issued to run the mills till all the sugarcane of

Samajwadi Party likely to take the fight to Raebareli and Amethi

New tidings are on the political horizon of UP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

From sales point of view UP in top-3 states in India: iQOO CEO Nipun Marya

Terming Uttar Pradesh as an important investment destination, chief executive officer of Smartphone company iQOO Nipun Marya said from the sales point of view, the state figures in top-three for the company in the country. Marya, who was in the state capital on Friday, told PTI, "Right from the beginning, Vivo group has deeply invested in UP. "All of our phones, which we sell in India, are made in India, and they are made in our Greater Noida factory. In this Greater Noida factory, we have a capacity of making 50 million phones in one year. And approximate employment, which we are able to generate in this factory is 10,000 people." He further said, "for us, UP is a very important investment destination, and because strategically, we have set up our factory here, we are continuously producing phones not only for just brand --- Vivo, but for two brands Vivo and iQOO." "UP from the sales point of view is in the top-3 states in India. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are number 1 and numbe

Fire ravages commercial towers in Kanpur, nearly 800 shops gutted

At least 800 shops were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in a multi-storey commercial building and quickly spread to adjacent towers in the Bansmandi area here early Friday, a senior official said. Despite the continuous efforts of fire officials of Kanpur and its nearby districts, the fire could not be doused even till late evening, officials said. Prime facie the fire broke out due to a short circuit following a massive dust storm. The blaze started at 2 am in AR Tower also known as Afaq Rasool Tower and spread to Maqsood, Humraz complex and Nafees towers charing about 800 shops located in these four towers, the official said, adding strong winds fanned the flames. "It has been over 20 hours since we started dousing off the fire. As many as 60 fire tenders have been pressed into operation and they have been refilled over 400 times altogether to put the fire out," said BP Jogdand police commissioner. According to the senior official, goods and cash worth about Rs 150 crore

Firms propose Rs 1,000 crore to redevelop 5 bus ports in Uttar Pradesh

The proposals have come for five of the 23 state bus stations lined up for the ambitious 'bus port' makeover under the public-private partnership (PPP) model

UP govt to hold 'Eat Right Millet Melas' across state to promote millet

Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak also praised the efforts of the district administration in popularising millet food and of FSDA in hosting the 'millet mela' among the masses

Atiq conviction: Judge, lawyers and ex-minister get additional security

This comes two days after an MP /MLA court sentenced gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and two aides to life imprisonment in the Umesh Pal abduction case

Students from Class 1 to 8 to be promoted without exams in Uttar Pradesh

As per the order, the promotion of any student from Class 1 to 8 in the academic session 2022-23 will not be stopped in all council and recognised schools run under the council

UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates silk agriculture fair in Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday inaugurated silk agriculture fair at Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath auditorium here. He also laid the foundation stone of a Rs 11.38-crore worm rearing facility, community centres and thread machine shades and distributed monetary aid for silkworm house among beneficiaries on the occasion. While addressing people, Adityanath said that the government was aiming to increase the income of farmers manifold and make Uttar Pradesh among the top states of the country with the prosperity and happiness of farmers. Silk worm rearing along with traditional farming could increase the income of farmers 2-2.5 folds, he said. He said that the schemes and plans are made according to the development opportunities. "Uttar Pradesh is the state with the largest population in the country and top food grain producing state. Here the land for agriculture is 12 per cent but it contributes 20 per cent food grain in the country. The state has 9 climate zon

UP Guv okays ordinance to amend urban body poll rules for OBC reservation

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Thursday gave assent to an ordinance to amend the Municipal Corporation Act and Nagar Palika Act, in a step ahead for holding the urban local body polls with the provision of reserving seats for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). UP Cabinet approved the ordinance during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday. A senior official told PTI that the governor has given her assent to the ordinance. The official added that the amendment to the Municipal Corporation and Nagar Palika Act was necessary after the recommendations of a dedicated commission constituted to look into the backwardness of areas in the state for reservation. On March 27, the Supreme Court directed the State Election Commission to issue a notification within two days for holding the urban local body polls with the provision for reservation of seats for OBCs. A notification for holding local body polls was issued earlier, on December 5 last year, but severa

Goyal Aluminiums plans Rs 200 cr investment to set up EV plant in UP

Goyal Aluminiums has plans to invest Rs 200 crore to set up an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh. The company has been allotted 4,000 square metre land from the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) for the project. "Goyal Aluminiums...is gearing up to set up a new electric vehicle manufacturing plant with an investment of Rs 200 crore," a company spokesperson told PTI on Wednesday. Recently, the company announced its foray into the EV segment through newly incorporated venture Wroley E India. "Low-speed and electric scooters will only be produced for the domestic market. The company has already received clearance from Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) to launch the first high-speed electric scooter in April this year," the spokesperson said. GNIDA has allotted to the company plot number 283 measuring 4,000 square metre in its industrial area on lease for a period of 90 years. The company plans to engage 150 dealers in the EV se

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State machinery will take care, SC refuses Atiq Ahmad's plea for protection

Earlier this month, he moved the apex court against shifting him to Prayagraj from Sabarmati jail in a case connected with the killing of a witness in an open shooting incident

Capital expenditure of states shows improvement as year comes to a close

The biggest improvement year-on-year (YoY) has been by Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Karnataka

Active Covid-19 cases in UP increase three-fold in the past 10 days

Active Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh have increased three times in the past 10 days